mcrypt_get_cipher_name

Description

stringmcrypt_get_cipher_name
( int$cipher
)

stringmcrypt_get_cipher_name
( string$cipher
)

mcrypt_get_cipher_name() is used to get the
name of the specified cipher.

mcrypt_get_cipher_name() takes the cipher
number as an argument (libmcrypt 2.2.x) or takes the cipher name
as an argument (libmcrypt 2.4.x or higher) and returns the name of the cipher
or FALSE, if the cipher does not exist.

Parameters

cipher

One of the MCRYPT_ciphername constants or the name
of the algorithm as string.

Return Values

This function returns the name of the cipher or FALSE, if the cipher does
not exist.